单词 | brahmanism |
释义 | Brahmanismn. A religious and social system originating in post-Vedic northern India (c. 900 b.c.) and emphasizing the rites and status of Brahmins.Considered to be an early stage in the development of Hinduism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Brahminism Brahmanism1792 Brahmism1800 1792 tr. C.-F. Volney Ruins xxii. 282 (heading) Braminism [Fr. Brahmisme], or the Indian system. 1803 Missionary Mag. 18 Apr. 179 To shew his contempt of brahmanism he set his foot upon the gaytree, or sacred verse, which none but brahmans may pronounce. 1805 J. Mackintosh Jrnl. 28 Dec. in R. J. Mackintosh Life (1835) I. vi. 275 While he is ambitious of appearing as the hero of Braminism, and the deliverer of India, he copies the rites of the oppressors of his country. 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 118 The Vedic religion gives birth to Brâhmanism. 1883 M. Williams Relig. Thought & Life in India I. Introd. 2 I propose making use of the three words Vedism, Brāhmanism, and Hindūism as convenient expressions for the principal stages or phases in the development of that complicated system. 1910 Times 29 July 5/6 In non-essentials Brahmanism soon found it expedient to relax the rigour of caste obligations. 2020 J. Bronkhorst in P. W. Kroll & J. A. Silk At Shores of Sky ii. 13 The spread of Brahmanism is a historical phenomenon that is, as yet, only little known and poorly understood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1792 |
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